Lesson Plan Template Name: Rebecca Jones Grade Level:3rd _ Estimated number of days lesson will cover: _2___
Lesson Subject/Title:
Fictional Writing
Performance Standards:
ELA3W2 The student writes in a variety of genres, including narrative,
informational, persuasive, and response to literature.
The student produces a narrative that:
a. Captures a reader’s interest by writing both personal and fantasy/imaginary stories,
setting a purpose, and developing a point of view.
Lesson Objectives (What students will know and/or do) :
The student will be able to distinguish and produce a quality piece of fictional literature.
Enduring Understanding:
Students will be able to use a variety of genres (narrative, informational, persuasive, and response to literature) to engage their readers and produce multiple quality pieces of writing
Essential Questions:
What makes a piece of writing fiction?
Key Vocabulary:
Fiction
Nonfiction
Narrative
Time
Procedures
Differentiation
Materials/Resources
Assessment
Introduction/hook/activation of prior knowledge
-Did you enjoy writing your personal narratives?
-What makes something a work of fiction?
Verbal (what they know and do not know about fictional writing)
Instructional activities Demonstrate/Model (if appropriate)
-discuss how fiction is different than nonfiction
-examples of fiction: one fall afternoon I was walking towards my house when all of the sudden Sammy, the neighbor’s dog, started talking to me..what made this fiction?
Guided Practice (if appropriate)
-Demonstrate how to create a work of fiction using the fictional story outline
-Story ideas: The Pumpkin Who was Afraid of the Dark, The Naughty Apple Tree, Adventures of the Invisible Boy/Girl
-once chose story, model how to create the main idea
-main characters and their traits, setting
-turn and tell a partner what you have so far and how you want the story to go
Independent Practice (if appropriate)
-create a story title and fill out fictional outline for your story
Chart paper
Verbal
Paper/pencil (story outline)
Review and Closure
-Students will share some of their outlines
-remind them that as third graders it is important that they can write many different types of literature and they will be tested on each. Expected to produce a quality piece of fictional literature from this outline, it is a tool but is not sufficient. Remind them that having a main idea, characters, settings, and a lead are always important in pieces of literature.
Name: Rebecca Jones Grade Level:3rd _
Estimated number of days lesson will cover: _2___
Fictional Writing
ELA3W2 The student writes in a variety of genres, including narrative,
informational, persuasive, and response to literature.
The student produces a narrative that:
a. Captures a reader’s interest by writing both personal and fantasy/imaginary stories,
setting a purpose, and developing a point of view.
The student will be able to distinguish and produce a quality piece of fictional literature.
Enduring Understanding:
Students will be able to use a variety of genres (narrative, informational, persuasive, and response to literature) to engage their readers and produce multiple quality pieces of writing
What makes a piece of writing fiction?
Fiction
Nonfiction
Narrative
-Did you enjoy writing your personal narratives?
-What makes something a work of fiction?
Demonstrate/Model (if appropriate)
-discuss how fiction is different than nonfiction
-examples of fiction: one fall afternoon I was walking towards my house when all of the sudden Sammy, the neighbor’s dog, started talking to me..what made this fiction?
Guided Practice (if appropriate)
-Demonstrate how to create a work of fiction using the fictional story outline
-Story ideas: The Pumpkin Who was Afraid of the Dark, The Naughty Apple Tree, Adventures of the Invisible Boy/Girl
-once chose story, model how to create the main idea
-main characters and their traits, setting
-turn and tell a partner what you have so far and how you want the story to go
Independent Practice (if appropriate)
-create a story title and fill out fictional outline for your story
Paper/pencil (story outline)
-Students will share some of their outlines
-remind them that as third graders it is important that they can write many different types of literature and they will be tested on each. Expected to produce a quality piece of fictional literature from this outline, it is a tool but is not sufficient. Remind them that having a main idea, characters, settings, and a lead are always important in pieces of literature.